Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-08

room. Harry shall sleep in the cedar
chamber. Mr.. De Motto shall have the
red room. Where is henowy' 81.
aI-I think he's having cigar ana
reading the newspaper In the srnokp
house, rather gniltily confessed Phgpe.
$50 and call him in, said Mrs. Gar
raway. "Tell him he shall be welcome.
And Phoebe obeyed, scarcely able TIC
believe her own ears.
"She's deal better than any Fairy
Godmother l ever heard Of" thought
she. :,
Mr.. De Motto was indeed tall and
Troubadour- like. He had dark, pensive
eyes, and wore very handsome satin
necktle; and if his finger nails were not
as clean as Mrs. Garraway liked to see,
and his pocket handk erchiefs were not
of the finest linen, still people thought
differently upon such subjects.
| Harry Sanford looks the most OF
gentleman, thought Mrs. Garraway
And even Phoebe, in a mental COM
parison, could not help owning to her
self that Mr.. Sanford seemed the most
at his ease
"But then" thought Phoebe, "he
hasn't any diplomatic troubles on his
mind. wish, though, that dear Mid
dleton wouldn't eat green peas with his
fork, and that he would take little
more notice of the chair covers, and not
drag them off every time he sits down.
never knew before that he chewed
tobacco. l hope that it won't make
Grand aunt Garraway nervous"
But Grand-aunt Garraway smiled
her sweetest, and seemed to notice moth
ing amiss.
Aud Harry Sanford diligently talked
politics, and did his best to amuse the
stranger.
Nevertheless, when Phoebe went to
bed that night, she was not so happy
as she expected to be.
For diplomat, Mr.. De Mctte was
not so remarkably intelligent, after all.
and she was very certain that his gram
mar was not altogether correct.
She hoped that Harry Sanford had
not observed it.
In the dead of the night, Grand aunt
Garraway's hand fell softly on Ph~be's
shoulder. She started up.
J "Hush!" said the old lady. "Don't
utter q sound. Get up. Come down
stairs with me"
"What is the matter?" gasped the
girl.
{ "Your fine lover is breaking into my
, cherry wood bureau" said Mrs. Cara
$ way '"He has complete set of burglars
tools. But don't look so frightened, my
\ dear. The iewel-case is here, but it is
empty. Harry Sanford has the pins
and pendants at the county bank. He's
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and the farm laborer have got his ac-
1 complete safely tied outside; and
o they're ready to seize on him the
, moment he steps across thu threshold.
t But comel / want you to sec for your
0 selfr'
And, standing on the staircase, where
+, she could peep through the transom-
light into the back parlor, Phoebe be-
" held her Troubadour lover picking
locks and prying open drawers in a
: most business like manner.
4; In spite of her resolutions, she ut
e tered little cry.
Mr.. De Motto looked up and saw her.
o The next instant the room was in
> darkness.
But, we caught the fellow as neatly
: as possible" MIR. Harry Sanford said,
= afterward, with the empty jewel case
: in his possession and a lot of silver
!, spoons in his breast pocket. He's an
~ old hand, the Albany authorities say
- Light fingered Leniuel, they call him
L and he's safe to get q long term in the
- pententiary."
- Alas, poor Phnbel
o "But how did YOU know he was Q
: a thief, Aunt Garraway?" she said.
:, Il didn't know, child" said the old
+ lady. | only suspected that everything
- wasn't right. But don't fret. One
\ doesn't expect n young girl like you to
i be the best judge of character in the
u world. Harry Sanford declared he
u u was rascal the first moment he SCI
~, ~ eyes on him."
% you see." said Harry, che never
q looked me straight in the eyes. Tha
% is an unfailing symptom"
~ And Harry Sanford set him so dill
y gently to work to console the disillu
~ sionized maiden that he soon succeeded
in restoring her temporarily eclipsef
. smiles,
., SO the expedition to Grand-aun
u Caravans proved success, after all
40 The Middleton DeMotte engagement
was broken up, and there is ever,
~ probability that new one will rise
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